000 FZNT23 KNHC 300310 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU. AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...AND OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 83W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 83W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA TONIGHT WILL MOVE FURTHER E MON REACHING FROM 31N65W TO WESTERN CUBA THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATE MON INTO TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE OF AREA WED AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PART...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N AND S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR